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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1939
Page
5
Society notes announce Lucille McBride daughter of Mr and Mrs J E Latham of Sheffield wed Maurice Wendell Sherrill on June 25 1939 in Mobile Alabama. Ceremony by R H Maner at Church of Christ parsonage. They honeymoon Gulf Coast Florida and reside at 320 Grant Street.
Local society notes list Miss Margaret Ann Rogers and John White as weekend guests of Miss Elizabeth Pride in Pride Alabama with Rogers planning a longer stay. Several families travel to Birmingham and New Orleans for visits, hospital stays, and family events including appendectomies and feted gatherings with mentions of Owensboro Kentucky and Charleston Tennessee.
The Alabama Association of Circuit Solicitors endorsed five administration-sponsored constitutional amendments by resolution. The group re-elected all officers, led by R. T. Simpson of Florence, at Selma on July 8.
The column offers a step by step home routine for facial care neck treatment and nail health. It describes massage techniques for the face throat and back, icing the neck, nail maintenance with cuticle cream olive oil and careful use of an orange wood stick, and invites readers to submit beauty questions to the Beauty Box Editor with a stamped return envelope.
Miss Martha Ann Fowler of Baltimore married Daniel Gilchrist Jr at the ante bellum Pres byterian church in Courtland. The ceremony featured organ music by Mrs Hollingsworth and a Mendelssohn wedding march as ushers and family members guided the couple to their future home in Courtland.
The snippet names W. T. Seibels as vice president and Frank Mizell as secretary, based in Andalusia, indicating a leadership slate for the organization or company.
Anne Adams Pattern 4186 offers two dress styles for girls in sizes 2 to 10 with scalloped edges and lace trim. The dress version features cap sleeves and button opening, while a collar and ric rac version presents straight sleeves. Includes scalloped panties and requires 35-38 yards of 35 inch fabric and 5 7 8 yards of lining. Patterns priced 15 cents each or 25 cents for book and pattern together.
Miss Ann Bell director of the local NYA residential project will visit relatives in Russellville and Vincent Alabama. Miss Beulah Williams of Decatur visits friends here Friday. Miss Lucy McCormick supervisor of the NYA project spends days in Huntsville. A two week revival begins Sunday at Courtland Baptist with Dr Milford of Huntsville as evangelist assisted by Rev Carter of Decatur. C C Horton leaves Sunday for the state Legion convention and a deep sea fishing rodeo at Fairhope.
Washington July 8 Senator Bilbo of Mississippi supported a Roosevelt third term while Senator Gillette of Iowa opposed it on principle. Bilbo reported to newsmen that Mississippi voters favored another term for the president, while Gillette said he would vote against a third term despite administration pressure.
An advice piece by Helen Follett discusses neglect of neck care in beauty routines. It notes cream, powder, and nail care focus on the face and hands while the neck remains under treated, exposed to sun damage and coarse fabrics that roughen its skin.
In Revere Massachusetts police used Valentino film stills to identify a robbery suspect amid a 300000 crowd at Revere Beach. A dozen holdup victims named the youth resembling the Sheik as gang leader. four companions will be charged in connection with 25 holdups.
The amateur boxing program in Jasper was postponed last night due to a storm preventing the team from reaching Fort Decatur for a matchup with local amateurs. The card will be rescheduled to a later date.
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